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La Gazette du Sorcier – Paris Convention

If you couldbeany character, real or fictional, who would you choose?He openshis eyes widebefore exclaiming“Wow, that‘s a very good question!Difficultas… “Hebegins by explainingthat hehas never played areal villain, so he would liketo play atruly diabolicalcharacter.A friendis obsessedwith the role ofHitler, heis keen toincarnate, but he does not tryittoo. He thensaid hedid a lot ofsports,heis very interested inrugby and one of his friends isprofessional rugbyplayer Jimmy Peacock,who hasa career anda very interesting story, so thathewould love toplaythis role if theopportunity arose.It alsoreally lovethe book TheMind Game, and if it wassuitable, he would love to havearolein it. He repeated thatit was a verygood question,and that I shouldaskthe other actorsif I havethe chance.

You shotin filmsandtelevision; What changesin theway of playing andrunning?He loves toturn inthe playoffs,andthat’s whyhe lovesBluestone 42, because as filmingis much morespread out in time unlike amovie, withthe different seasons, it really has timeto construct,explorethe charactertoevolve, just as in the theater, while for a movie,everything goesmuch faster.

Did you shoot a new filmexpectedsoon?Matt isstill attached to thebiopicThe Brontes, but does not know wherethe project stands.He has just returnedfrom South Africawhere he shotthe third season ofBluestone 42, and promisesthat the firstepisode will beexplosive.Healsohad a part in theseries Death in Paradise,and will appear ina few episodes ofthe upcoming season.He added that theshootingtook placein Guadeloupe,and that hefound it strangethe ideaof it being inFranceand the fact thatthe addresslists “Guadeloupe, France” because it has nothing todo withFrancethatwe imaginewhen we areabroad.He alsohad an interviewfor a filmon the eve ofthe convention, but can’t talk about ityet.

You mentioned the theater, is it somethingyou wouldwant to do?He willmove to Londonnext month, and is hoping that oncethere, hewill havethe opportunity to actat the WestEnd,there area lot ofbeautiful projects there constantlyand the theateris a veryspecial experienceproximitywith the public.He hadrefused atheaterprojectlast yearbecauseof the shooting ofBluestone 42, so he hopes that thisyear maymake this projectclose to hisheart.

Would he like toparticipate ina film projectin theHarry Potteruniverse, likethe FantasticBeasts?If there wasa projectwith the character ofNeville,where the charactertrulybringsomethingto the story,where he is notthere justfor thenod, he would probably liketo join,but he lovesthatitis currently, so it’s notsomething heparticularlyexpects.

What was thefunniest momenton the set ofHarry Potter?He begins by sayingthat fromthe momentRupertGrintwas around, he could be sure theywere fun, butone of the biggestlaughteroccurredon the set ofPrisoner of Azkaban,in the discussionbetweenSnape andDumbledoreall studentsgatheredin the great roomfor the night afterthe intrusion ofSirius Black.Everything had to bevery quiet, butawhoopee cushionhad beenhidden inDanielRadcliffe’s sleeping bag, which of coursecaused the hilarity, and they spentthe restof the daylaughing, unable to return to theirseriousness.

Are therecertain reasonswhy you woulddenya role?He laughshe does not thinkhe could acceptto kill someone, after all depends on howit ispaid!But seriously, he does not think there isanythingthattherebuterait, if the scriptis really good,if that requirement isjustified, it would not behisproblem;He hatedhaving to deny rolesbecause of his filming theDeathin Paradiseseries, but that’s partof the requirementsof the trade.